Weaver v. Gilbert

Minor W. Millwee, Justice.

A. B. Weaver employed G. A. Gilbert in the operation of a stave mill at Charlotte in Independence county early in 1927. Under the original parol employment agreement Gilbert was to receive a commission of five per cent of the profits of the business. Losses occasioned by a flood in the spring of 1927 resulted in ‘the termination of the original employment contract and the reorganization of the business as a partnership composed of A. B. Weaver and three sons. Gilbert continued to work for the partnership for wages which were raised or lowered according to economic…